Intern teachers have a reason to smile after Teachers Service Commission (TSC) awarded 30 marks up from 10 last year that sets them apart in the upcoming recruitment interviews.
In the new score sheet released to guide recruitment of teachers in July 2021, TSC directed 30 marks to be awarded to applicants who will provide “evidence of internship service”.
Last year TSC failed to automatically confirm intern teachers instead it awarded them ten marks for serving under internship.
This led to some being locked out as they were unable to battle out other candidates who had superior qualities like year of graduation and quality of academic certificates.
This led to most of the interns work for another more year contract after failing to secure employment on permanent and pensionable terms.
However TSC renewed intership contract for the teachers who missed employment for twelve more months.
TSC also reviewed the salaries paid to the interns which saw primary school teachers pocket kshs 15,000 up from kshs 10,000 which they earned in 2019.
Secondary school intern teachers had their salaries raised to kshs 20,000 from kshs 15,000 they used to earn in the previous year.
TSC has so far only advertised employment on permanent and pensionable terms. Last month the Commission made public its plans of recruiting 5,000 teachers on permanent terms and 6,000 others on internship.
In the July 2021 recruitment advert, TSC will employ 5,000 secondary school teachers where 1,000 of these will be for deployment of p1 graduate teachers to high school.
In addition the Commission has also advertised 2,987 vacancies for Primary and 927 vacancies for Secondary Schools to replace teachers who exited service.
TSC directed interested and qualified candidates to submit their applications online through the Commission’s website, www.tsc. go.ke under ‘Careers’ or teacheronline.tsc.go.ke not later than 12th July, 2021.
There have been calls for TSC to automatically confirm intern teachers without subjecting them to further recruitment interviews.
Below is the TSC official recruitment advert for July 2021.
TSC OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT FOR TEACHING VACANCIES JULY 2021
The Teachers Service Commission is declaring 5,000 vacancies in secondary schools to support the 100 percent transition from primary to secondary schools. The teachers recruited will serve on Permanent and Pensionable terms of service.
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications online through the Commission’s website, www.tsc. go.ke under ‘Careers’ or teacheronline.tsc.go.ke not later than 12th July, 2021.
A. RECRUITMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS (4000 POSTS ).
To qualify for recruitment, a candidate should meet the following basic requirements:
i) Be a Kenyan citizen;
ii) Must be a holder of at least a Diploma in Education;
iii) Must be a registered teacher with Teachers Service Commission.
B. PROMOTION AND DEPLOYMENT OF PRACTISING TEACHERS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS (1000 POSTS)
To qualify for promotion and deployment to secondary school, a candidate should meet the following basic requirements:
i) Be a Kenyan citizen;
ii) Be a holder of a PI Certificate;
iii) Be a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Education with 2 teaching subjects;
iv) Must have attained at least c+ (Plus) mean grade at Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) or its equivalent and C+ (Plus) or it’s equivalent in the two teaching subjects;
v) Must be serving under Teachers Service Commission.
Successful candidates under this category shall be appointed at T-Scale 7, Grade C2 under the Career Progression Guidelines for Teachers and shall be deployed to secondary schools where vacancies exist
C. RECRUITMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS (1000 POSTS)
To qualify for recruitment, a candidate should meet the following basic requirements:
i) Be a Kenyan citizen;
ii) Must be a holder of a PI certificate;
iii) Must be a registered teacher with the Teachers Service Commission.
Successful candidates will be posted to serve in any part of the country and not necessarily in the county where they were recruited.
D. GENERAL INFORMATION
Please note that:
i) To qualify for appointment on permanent and pensionable terms of service, a candidate should be eligible to serve for a minimum period of ten (10) continuous years, effective from the date of first appointment as required by law;
i) The Teachers Service Commission Recruitment Guidelines 2020/2021 shall apply;
iii) Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted;
iv) Shortlisted candidates will be required to produce original professional and academic certificates;
v) Successful candidates must not fill more than one Application for Employment Form. Filling of two or more Application for Employment Forms will lead to disqualiif cation;
vi) Manual applications will not be accepted;
vii) Preference will be given to applicants who have not previously been employed by the Teachers Service Commission.
NB: The Commission is also advertising 2,987 vacancies for Primary and 927 vacancies for Secondary Schools to replace teachers who exited service.
Visit the Commission’s website www.tsc.go.ke for details.
The Teachers Service Commission is an equal opportunity employer and persons with disabilities (PWDs) are encouraged to apply.
CAUTION:
The recruitment exercise is free of charge The Teachers Service Commission would wish to forewarn applicants against fraudsters who might extort money from unsuspecting persons purporting to assist in recruitment
REPORTING OF FRAUD
Any fraudulent activity should be reported to the nearest TC office orTeachers Service Commission headquarters through the following telephone lines:
Director Staffing (0202892193) and Deputy Director- Staffing (02028921351) or write to the Commission through the email address dirtm@tsc.go.ke
In addition any such fraudulent activity should be reported to the nearest police station.
Specific information on available vacancies per county/or school is in the Commission’swebsite: www.tsc.go.ke.
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